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2020 College Adjusted Yards per Attempt Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

AY/A = (yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT) ÷ attempts. Like ANY/A without sacks.

The 2020 leaders: Kaleb Eleby (13.05), Mac Jones (12.84), Zach Wilson (12.28).

Adjusted Yards per Attempt

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 91 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAY/A
1Kaleb ElebyQBWMU15115513.05
2Mac JonesQBALA32732312.84
3Zach WilsonQBBYU29931012.28
4Layne HatcherQBARST19520112.04
5Grayson McCallQBCCU21822511.65
6Kyle TraskQBFLA40943511.64
7Sam HowellQBUNC31734311.43
8Trevor LawrenceQBCLEM28628810.53
9Matt CorralQBMISS28326210.32
10Dillon GabrielQBUCF36137010.30
11Spencer RattlerQBOU29430610.10
12Justin FieldsQBOSU1641779.73
13Nick StarkelQBSJSU2122169.65
14Malik WillisQBLIB2352499.58
15Tyler ShoughQBORE1571649.53
16Feleipe FranksQBARK2372629.50
17Austin AuneQBUNT1851909.35
18Ian BookQBND3143248.95
19Shane BuecheleQBSMU3673858.95
20Jake HaenerQBFRES2282518.86
21Desmond RidderQBCIN2442488.85
22D'Eriq KingQBMIA3163408.82
23Sam EhlingerQBTEX3063168.76
24Sam HartmanQBWAKE2362578.73
25Carson StrongQBNEV3253398.65
26Drew PlittQBBALL2312158.60
27Brady WhiteQBMEM3844028.46
28Kellen MondQBTA&M2702958.23
29Preston HutchinsonQBEMU1982138.22
30Malik CunninghamQBLOU3033238.17
31Michael Penix Jr.QBIU2192237.99
32Phil JurkovecQBBC3363247.96
33Desmond TrotterQBUSA2472767.92
34Max JohnsonQBLSU1501557.89
35Levi LewisQBUL2732757.87
36Chris ReynoldsQBCLT1751907.86
37Davis MillsQBSTAN1932007.85
38Michael PrattQBTULN2282527.78
39Grant WellsQBMRSH2502537.73
40Hank BachmeierQBBOIS1551667.61
41Brock PurdyQBISU3353417.61
42Bailey HockmanQBNCSU2262447.52
43Spencer SandersQBOKST2062127.49
44Logan BonnerQBARST2622707.45
45Kedon SlovisQBUSC2622717.43
46Brennan ArmstrongQBUVA2682817.39
47Max DugganQBTCU2392547.38
48Jordan McCloudQBUSF1941717.38
49Jarret DoegeQBWVU3443617.29
50Clayton TuneQBHOU2472567.19
51Sean CliffordQBPSU2502707.17
52Gunnar WatsonQBTROY3013107.13
53Zac ThomasQBAPP2752927.13
54Luke AnthonyQBLT2212417.12
55Tanner MorganQBMINN1831917.04
56Cornelious Brown IVQBGAST2742797.01
57Holton AhlersQBECU2692617.00
58Ross BowersQBNIU2122226.96
59Brady McBrideQBTXST2822956.93
60Connor BazelakQBMIZ3243226.90
61Stetson BennettQBUGA1541566.84
62Zach SmithQBTLSA2172286.82
63Kenny PickettQBPITT3333416.80
64Adrian MartinezQBNEB1511626.62
65Chevan CordeiroQBHAW2893136.56
66Gavin HardisonQBUTEP1992036.50
67Bo NixQBAUB3143336.46
68Alan BowmanQBTTU2292216.41
69Asher O'HaraQBMTSU2883096.39
70Ken SealsQBVAN2822596.36
71Jarrett GuarantanoQBTENN1661776.34
72Henry ColombiQBTTU1661786.30
73Jacob FreeQBTROY1521616.22
74Spencer PetrasQBIOWA2452536.22
75Tyrrell PigromeQBWKU2642776.12
76Frank HarrisQBUTSA2292096.10
77Jeff SimsQBGT2572736.05
78Terry WilsonQBUK1771855.94
79Graham MertzQBWIS1761815.93
80Collin HillQBSC2112365.89
81Charlie BrewerQBBAY3213475.85
82Colby SuitsQBULM2482605.57
83Will RogersQBMSST3163315.42
84Rocky LombardiQBMSU1581585.35
85Will HowardQBKSU1681735.29
86Peyton RamseyQBNU2462555.17
87Noah VedralQBRUTG2172315.14
88Chase BriceQBDUKE3513384.81
89Rex CulpepperQBSYR1901954.46
90K.J. CostelloQBMSST2092234.34
91Jalon DanielsQBKU1521743.67

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